Table 3.

Evaluation of chances for good (Model I) and bad (Model II) self-rated quality of life of elderly people applying for social help - single-factor logistic regression

Variable		Model I			Model II
		OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p
Sex	Females	1.16	0.64–2.212	p > 0.05	1.00	Reference group
	Males	1.00	Reference group		1.11	0.67–1.84	p > 0.05
Age	65–69	1.42	0.65–3.09	p > 0.05	1.00	Reference group
	70–74	1.63	0.70–3.80	p > 0.05	0.61	0.28–1.32	p > 0.05
	75–79	1.13	0.51–2.52	p > 0.05	1.14	0.62–2.10	p > 0.05
	80–84	1.83	0.89–3.77	p > 0.05	0.76	0.41–1.42	p > 0.05
	85 and older	1.00	Reference group		1.02	0.56–1.87	p > 0.05
Marital status	Single male/single female	0.58	0.17–2.00	p > 0.05	1.86	0.47–7.32	p > 0.05
	Widower/widow	0.58	0.20–1.69	p > 0.05	1.89	0.54–6.69	p > 0.05
	Divorced	0.47	0.14–1.59	p > 0.05	2.61	0.69–9.86	p > 0.05
	Married	1.00	Reference group		1.00	Reference group
Education	University	2.31	1.02–5.23	p < 0.05	1.00	Reference group
	Secondary	1.24	0.72–2.13	p > 0.05	1.23	0.49–3.07	p > 0.05
	Vocational	0.87	0.32–2.37	p > 0.05	0.90	0.28–2.91	p > 0.05
	Elementary	1.00	Reference group		1.69	0.71–4.09	p > 0.05
Work done in the past	Manual worker	1.21	0.72–2.03	p > 0.05	1.00	Reference group
	Desk-bound worker	1.00	Reference group		1.33	0.84–2.09	p > 0.05
Sufficient income	Yes	1.63	1.00–2.66	p < 0.05	1.03	Reference group
	No	1.00	Reference group		1.00	0.68–1.56	p > 0.05
Number of people in the household	One	0.99	0.51–1.93	p > 0.05	1.00	Reference group
	More than one	1.00	Reference group		0.87	0.43–1.78	p > 0.05
Kind of help	Financial	0.45	0.23–0.85	p < 0.05	1.23	0.49–3.07	p > 0.05
	Nursing	1.00	Reference group		1.00	Reference group
Headaches	No	1.55	0.33–0.93	p < 0.05	1.00	Reference group
	Yes	1.00	Reference group		0.83	0.55–1.26	p > 0.05
Pain in the spine and joints	No	0.78	0.47–1.29	p > 0.05	1.00	Reference group
	Yes	1.00	Reference group		0.91	0.60–1.38	p > 0.05
Pain in the chest	No	1.51	0.31–0.84	p < 0.01	1.00	Reference group
	Yes	1.00	Reference group		1.28	0.85–1.93	p > 0.05
Shortness of breath	No	1.51	0.31–0.84	p < 0.01	1.00	Reference group
	Yes	1.00	Reference group		1.28	0.85–1.93	p > 0.05
Heart palpitations	No	2.32	1.15–4.70	p < 0.05	1.00	Reference group
	Yes	1.00	Reference group		0.95	0.58–1.55	p > 0.05
Unstable blood pressure	No	1.79	1.06–3.03	p < 0.05	1.00	Reference group
	Yes	1.00	Reference group		1.19	0.79–1.81	p > 0.05
Tiredness	No	1.79	1.06–3.03	p < 0.05	1.00	Reference group
	Yes	1.00	Reference group		0.86	0.57–1.29	p > 0.05
Participation in family gatherings	No	0.52	0.36–0.86	p < 0.05	1.17	Reference group
	Yes	1.00	Reference group		1.00	0.77–1.77	p > 0.05
ADL	Fitness	0.47	0.27–0.84	p < 0.05	1.00	Reference group
	Moderate disability	0.61	0.29–1.29	p > 0.05	1.45	0.86–2.44	p > 0.05
	Disability	1.00	Reference group		0.56	0.24–1.30	p > 0.05
GSOD	No depression	9.88	4.99–19.6	p < 0.001	1.00	Reference group
	Diagnosed/not diagnosed depression	6.33	3.32–12.1	p < 0.001	0.50	0.21–1.24	p > 0.05
	Possible depression	1.00	Reference group		3.41	1.75–6.63	p < 0.001

Source: the authors’ own calculations.